Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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